Physical Address
304 North Cardinal St.
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
bridgeton Star Nicola Coughlan It’s all about embracing her body with confidence—just don’t call it body positivity.
“What I sometimes say that pisses people off is that I’m not interested in body positivity,” Coughlan told British Elle magazine March 2026. “When I was a kid, I never thought about it. I wasn’t looking at actors and thinking about their bodies. So, I didn’t actually care.”
She continued, “I have a lot of things that I’m passionate about, but it’s not one of them. That’s someone else’s business, not mine.”
Despite not labeling it, Coughlan is still a strong proponent of self-love and confidence. Keep scrolling to see her most influential quotes:
Us Weekly is celebrating stars who are changing the conversation when it comes to body standards. “Body image and body positivity have become major buzzwords and part of the cultural conversation,” says Dr. Lexi Kate. The co-author of More Than a Body: Your Body is an Instrument, Not an Ornament, tells us in the latest issue(…)
deal with haters
bridgeton Season 3 airs in 2024, with Nicola Coughlan’s Penelope Featherington leading the pack Luke Newton (Colin Bridgerton).
“You know what’s really weird is that when I was filming that series, I was doing a lot of exercise because I knew I had to,” Coughlan Tell British Elle magazine March 2026referring to a nude scene between the two. “I lost a lot of weight and I was probably a size 10 and one of the corsets was a size 8.”
Even though the Irish actress has lost weight, she has been subject to multiple comments about her body shape.
“People talk about how I’m getting bigger,” she said. “I was like, ‘What’s wrong with us, I’m the biggest woman you want to see on screen?’ I remember one time, this drunk girl was talking to me in the bathroom, and she said, ‘I’m like (bridgeton) because of your body,’ and started talking about my body. “
Coughlan added, “I was like, ‘I want to die. I hate this so much.'” It’s really hard when you spend months of your life working on something and you don’t see your family, where you’re really dedicating yourself, and then it depends on how you look. This is so fucking boring. “
Embracing her body in ‘Bridgerton’
Nicola Coughlan even asked for nude scenes Bridgerton.
“I Special requests for certain lines and moments to include,” she told stylist May 2024 issue of the magazine. “There’s a scene where I’m naked on camera, and it was my idea, my choice. It felt like the biggest ‘fuck you’ for all the conversations surrounding my body. It was surprisingly empowering. I felt beautiful. I thought, ‘When I’m 80, I want to look back on this and remember how sexy I looked!'”
“Perfect” body
“You know, it’s hard because I think women my size— women with perfect breasts — we don’t see enough of ourselves on screen,” joked Nicola Coughlan during a panel discussion in June 2024 Bridgerton. “I’m a very proud member of the Perfect Breasts community and I hope you enjoy seeing them.”
Simon Ashley has defended Bridgerton costar Nicola Coughlan after she recently shut down comments about her body. During a press conference at the Monte Carlo Television Festival in Monaco on Saturday, June 15, Ashley, 29, discussed Coughlan, 37, who was told at a fan event in Dublin, Ireland on June 6 that she (…)
stop talking
In January 2022, Nicola Coughlan penned a powerful social media post pleading with fans not to talk about her body.
“Hello! So just one thing – if you have a problem with my body, please, please don’t share with me“, Coughlan wrote on Twitter at the time. “Most people are being nice and not trying to offend, but I’m just a real life person getting thousands of direct comments about your appearance sent to you every day and that’s really hard to handle. “
this delhi girls The alum continued, “If you have a problem with me, that’s okay, I know I’m on TV and people are going to have some thoughts and things to say, but I’m asking you not to send it directly to me.”
Judge her work, not her body
Nicola Coughlan wrote an article in June 2018 The Guardian, Said she would rather be criticized for her work than her physique.
“The focus is on me, not my performance,” she said, referring to her X post slamming a review of a drama that called her overweight. “I know I’m not alone; women’s appearance is constantly scrutinized in my industry. It affects male actors too – I get messages from them – but the vast majority of feedback comes from women. Something in our society tells us that women’s bodies are fair game for scrutiny, while men’s bodies are not.”
Coughlan concluded: “I hope in the future more people will talk about our work, our inspirations, our motivations, rather than how we look. There is a revolution happening and I want to play my part in it.”
